Carpet-weave



G. CROSSLAND.

CARPET WEAVE- APPLICATIOII FILED JAN. 22. I920- 1,367,022. Pmmreb. 1,1 21.

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GROSSLAND, 0F JESSUIPS, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO CROMPTON & K NOWLES LOOM WORKS, 015 WORCIFJSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS.

CARPET-WEAVE.

To all whom it may comer-n:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn Cnossnnno, a citizen of the United States, residing at el essups, in the county of Anne Arundel and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Carpet-Weave, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a carpet weave,

which may be described as of the Axminster type, as it is well adapted for manufacture on an Axminster loom, with slight modihcations.

It is the object of my invention to provide a carpet in which the pile yarn may be inserted in a pro-arranged pattern bythe use of yarn spools and tubes of the Axmnv ster type, but in which the pile yarn shallbe firmly secured within the fabric, a quality commonly lacking in the regular Axminster carpet. i The finished fabric resembles both lV1lton and chenille carpets in certain respects, but is very much simpler to manufacture than either of these types of carpets, and avoids the waste of expensive pile yarn in the baclr of the carpets which is unavoidable in the \Vilton weave. l

A preferred form of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, which is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved weave.

In the production of my improved weave, I use stuffer warps S and S binder warps W and Vi, pile yarn P, body fillin s B, B and B and pile-holding fillings 1*, F and F The stuffer warps are preferably disposed in two planes, the warp S forming the lower plane, and the warp S forming the upper plane.

Three picks of body fillings B, B and B are preferably inserted between each two consecutive crossings of the binder warps W and W and in the drawings they are disposed with the body fillings B and B above the stuffer warp S and the body filling B below the stufler warp S. The pile yarn is arranged on spools and is fed through sets of tubes, as in the regular AX- minster loom, shown for instance in the patcuts to Horace Wyman, Nos. 490,238 and 668,597.

After the'binder warps are crossed and the body fillings B, and B are inserted, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

yarn 1 between the upper binder. warps,

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

Application filed January 22, 1920. Serial No. 353,203.

and the pile-holding filling F is then inserted below the stuflcr warp S The yarn is then raised and thefilling, F is inserted above the stutter warp S The pile yarn is then again depressed and a third pile-hold.

ing filling F is inserted below the stutter warp 5", after which the tubes are raised.

and the pileyarn is out in the usual manner.

it will be understood that the 100111 heats up as often as may be found desirable dun mg the operation above outlined- The body filling B 1s then inserted after which. the

binder warps are again crossed and the operation is repeated.

With this construction, the pile yarn tufts are very firmly secured by the three pile holding fillings F, F and F and are also bound between the twoupper body fillings B and B Displacement of the tufts is al-. most impossible.

It will be understood that-the word pick as used in the claims indicates either a single or a double thread as may be provided by the particular mechanism on which the weave is produced. I have indicated all of the body and pile-holding fillings as comprising two threads which would be necessary if the fillings were inserted with a needle, as is customary in Axminster looms. It is possible however to insert some of the fillings with a shuttle, in which case a single filling thread of larger size may be used. It may also be desirable to use a heavier or coarser filling for the body fillings B B and B and it may be desirable to use a lighter stufl'er warp S in the upper plane. The words pile yarn are used in the claims to indicate yarn which is used neither as warp nor filling but which is insorted. in the fabric by yarn tubes or in any other convenient manner, and which is not mounted in the harness and does not pass through the shed.

I do not wish to be always limited to a specified number of pile-holding picks for each row of tufts, as it may, for instance, be desirable to use five picks to hold a very fine silk tuft in the fabric.

All such variations may be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forth in the claims, and I do not wish to be otherwise limited to the details herein disclosed, but what I claim is 1. A carpet weave of the Axininster type, comprising stutter and binder warps, pile yarn, and body and pile-holding fillings,

' three picks of body filling being inserted be tween consecutive crossings of the binder warps, below and at each outer side of the pile yarn and three picks of pile-holding filling being also inserted between the same crossings to firmly secure the pile yarn within the fabric.

2. A carpet weave of the Axminster type, comprising stufier and binder warps, pile yarn, and body and pile-holding fillings, said stufl'er warps-being disposed in upper and lower planes, and each row of pile yarn being secured within the fabric by a pluralityof picks of pile-holding fillings, disvposedabove and below said upper stutter fillings being inserted between the same crossings ofthe binder warps to firmly secure the pile yarn in the fabric.

4. A carpet weave of the Axrninster type, comprising stuflfer and binder warps, pile yarn, and body and pile-holding fillings,

said stufler warps being disposed in upper and lower planes, and each row of pile yarn being secured within the fabric by a plurality of picks of pile-holding fillings, one above and two below said upper stufl'er warp and between consecutive crossings of the binder warps.

5. A carpet weave of the Axminster type, comprising stuifer and binder warps, pile yarn, and body and pile-holding fillings, said stufifer warps being disposed in upper and lower planes, a plurality of picks of body fillings being inserted two above and one below all of said stulfer warps and between consecutive crossings of the binder warps, and a )lurality of picks of pile-holding fillings being inserted one above and two below the upper stuil'er warp and between the same consecutive 1, rossings of the binder warps, to firinly secure the pile yarn in the fabric.

6. The method of weaving a carpet of Axininster type which consists in crossing the binder warps, passing body fillings above and below the stufler warps, placing pile yarn between the raised binder warps, inserting a plurality of picks of pileholding fillings above and below a stuiier warp while alternately raising and lowering said pile yarn, thereby binding the same on both sides of said stuffer warp, and finally raising and cutting said pile yarn, inserting an additional pick of body filling, and again crossing the binder warps.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto ailixed my signature.

GEORGE CROSSLAND. 

